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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1027370" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I've taken two elk...one at 680 yards with a rifle and one at ~30 yards with a bow....Missouri Breaks. The pressure in the Breaks makes for tough bowhunting.</p><p></p><p>I can't say which was more thrilling. Both were fulfilling in very different ways. For the long range rifle shot, my brain was alive and moving with the various calculations (range, elevation, angle). The hunt lasted several minutes but it was all-involved. The bowhunt lasted only seconds from when the elk busted out until I shot it, but such a close encounter with a huge animal...trying to get a shot without being busted....was intense.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure where people hunt that long range shots are boring, slow, and easy. I haven't encountered that yet. Especially in my native state of Indiana, game are rarely standing calmly for long periods of time to let you work up a solution. Use an app? Forget about it. Lucky to get time to look at your range card and dial turrets. I pass up more shots than I take. The thrill is still there for me. The source of the thrill differs by platform and range though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1027370, member: 1656"] I've taken two elk...one at 680 yards with a rifle and one at ~30 yards with a bow....Missouri Breaks. The pressure in the Breaks makes for tough bowhunting. I can't say which was more thrilling. Both were fulfilling in very different ways. For the long range rifle shot, my brain was alive and moving with the various calculations (range, elevation, angle). The hunt lasted several minutes but it was all-involved. The bowhunt lasted only seconds from when the elk busted out until I shot it, but such a close encounter with a huge animal...trying to get a shot without being busted....was intense. I'm not sure where people hunt that long range shots are boring, slow, and easy. I haven't encountered that yet. Especially in my native state of Indiana, game are rarely standing calmly for long periods of time to let you work up a solution. Use an app? Forget about it. Lucky to get time to look at your range card and dial turrets. I pass up more shots than I take. The thrill is still there for me. The source of the thrill differs by platform and range though. [/QUOTE]
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